Ian Happ or Lars Nootbaar
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| Ian Happ LF - CHC  | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 204 | ‐ |
| Runs | 38 | ‐ |
| Hits | 47 | ‐ |
| Singles | 24 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 9 | ‐ |
| Triples | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 13 | ‐ |
| RBI | 31 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 37 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 77 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .230 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .354 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .476 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .829 | ‐ |
| Ian Happ LF - CHC | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 538 | 423 |
| Runs | 80 | 58 |
| Hits | 130 | 103 |
| Singles | 77 | 65 |
| Doubles | 30 | 21 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 14 |
| RBI | 76 | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 78 | 57 |
| Strikeouts | 147 | 99 |
| Batting Average | .242 | .242 |
| On Base Pct | .338 | .332 |
| Slugging Pct | .423 | .401 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .761 | .734 |
| Ian Happ LF - CHC | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL | |
| News | ||
| Ian Happ went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run to help the Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Pirates on Thursday. David Leisering Fri, May 29th | The Cardinals plan to shift the rehab of Lars Nootbaar back to Double-A. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Ian Happ is not in the Cubs lineup again on Sunday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | The Cardinals are eyeing June 1 as a target date for Lars Nootbaar's return from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | |
| Ian Happ is not in the Cubs lineup on Saturday against the Astros. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd | Lars Nootbaar is scheduled to play in his next rehab game on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th | |
| Ian Happ went 2-for-3 with a solo home run to lift the Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the Braves on Thursday. David Leisering Thu, May 14th | The Cardinals transferred the rehab assignment for Lars Nootbaar to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | |
| Ian Happ went 3-for-5 in a win over the Reds with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, May 7th | Lars Nootbaar is set to play in a rehab game on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| After posting offensive WAR totals in the 17 range for three straight seasons, Ian Happ took a noticeable step back in 2025, finishing at 9.1. The decline was driven primarily by a sharp drop in stolen bases, as he went from regularly reaching double digits to just six. Otherwise, his production was largely unchanged. Happ finished with 23 home runs, 87 runs scored, 79 RBIs, and a .243/.342/.420 slash line. That profile is a reasonable expectation again in 2026. He has appeared in at least 150 games in four consecutive seasons, and Chicago continues to rely on his steady presence in the lineup. With free agency looming in 2027, there's also a chance for a modest uptick in power. Happ profiles as a dependable OF3 option for fantasy managers in 2026. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Ian Happ LF - CHC | Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF - STL | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #202 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #169 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #44 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #132 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #150 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #98 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #26 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #50 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #168 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #124 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #99 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #33 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #145 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #98 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #132 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #185 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #206 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #178 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #72 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #339 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #119 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #41 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #6 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #134 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #90 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #156 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #300 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #66 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #41 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #94 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #134 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #129 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #135 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #203 | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #79 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #136 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #130 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #200 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #138 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #73 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #91 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #366 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #167 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #135 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #124 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #121 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #179 | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #185 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #124 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #129 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #22 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #55 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #117 | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #237 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #151 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #52 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #116 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #64 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #62 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #96 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | @ MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | vs SD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | vs CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | vs CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | vs CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | vs CHC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | vs PHI | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | @ PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
